The new VAIO S series notebooks sport a magnesium housing and aluminum palmrest

An ambient light sensor adjust screen brightness according to the surrounding light

There's a VAIO S option that includes Sony's "everywair" 3G WWAN

The VAIO S features a backlit keyboard and gesture touchpad

The VAIO S series will be available in black, white, silver, pink and blue

The VAIO S features a backlit keyboard and gesture touchpad

The VAIO S series will be available in black, white, silver, pink and blue

The VAIO S series will be available in black, white, silver, pink and blue

Sony's new VAIO S series 13.3-inch notebook has a dual battery option to double the run time, hybrid graphics that swaps between integrated and installed graphics, and a fast boot into Windows

To the top right of the keyboard is a WEB button that can power up and get you online in seconds

There's a Fast Boot function that offers 50 percent startup improvement over standard notebooks when loading up Windows 7 Professional

The VAIO S series will be available in black, white, silver, pink and blue

Users are given the option to extend the internal Lithium-polymer battery life of seven hours by attaching a second, flattened battery attachment to the base of the notebook

A Hybrid Graphics system is said to seamlessly switch between the AMD Radeon HD graphics card and the integrated Intel HD GPU

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Sony Europe has announced the forthcoming release of its new VAIO S series notebook. Benefiting from a full flat design made with magnesium housing and an aluminum palmrest, the new 24mm thin notebook will feature a dual battery option to double the run time, hybrid graphics that swaps between integrated and installed graphics for optimum performance, a fast boot into Windows and the ability to get users online from cold in seconds.